Hi-Crush Partners LP announced that Scott J. Preston has joined as Chief Operating Officer. In this newly created role, Mr. Preston will be responsible for the daily operations of Hi-Crush as well as the development and implementation of Hi-Crush's ongoing growth strategy. Mr. Preston brings more than 25 years of logistics and supply chain operations experience across a wide range of industries, including mining of multiple minerals, production of proppants and rail transportation. Most recently, Mr. Preston served simultaneously as Chief Operations Officer of Unimin Corporation and Chief Executive Officer of Winchester & Western Railroad, within the Sibelco Group portfolio. Prior to that, Mr. Preston has held various senior-level supply, procurement, and planning positions for other logistically complex businesses during his tenures with Tronox Incorporated, International Flavors & Fragrances and Pepsi Bottling Group.